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October 12, 2006

Visualization of an Algebraic Quartic Surface

Visualization of an algebraic quartic surface known as "Nordstrand's weird surface." For more information, see the Nordstrand's Weird Surface Web page.

Credit: Eric W. Weisstein. "Nordstrand's Weird Surface." From MathWorld --A Wolfram Web Resource.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/NordstrandsWeirdSurface.html
©1999 CRC Press LLC, ©1999-2005 Wolfram Research, Inc.

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